Arkansas Tech University music professor Ken Futterer has been reappointed by Gov. Mike Huckabee to a second four-year term on the Arkansas State Arts and Humanities Council, representing District 5, which includes the Russellville area.

Futterer is in his 25th year as an associate professor at Tech, where he teaches in the music department.

In addition, Ken is music director for Tech and the River Valley Arts Center musicals and is currenty in rehearsal for "Bye Bye Birdie." A future project in the works is an outdoor musical drama based on the life and times of the famous River Valley resident, Sequoyah.

Futterer received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in music Composition from the University of North Texas, and is a 26-year voting member of the Audio Engineering Society. He was the 2000 recipient of the Tech Faculty Excellence in Service Award.

As a performer, Futterer has served as principal oboe with the North Arkansas Symphony, the Fort Smith Symphony and the Arkansas Symphony and currently plays baritone saxophone with the Jazz Reunion.

Futterer is married to Tech music faculty member Karen Futterer and is the father of three daughters: Erin, Keely and Carling.